Improvement in bee-hives



swarm.

B B B are boxes in the chamber ofthe hive I ,iNITl'Li-i STATES PATENT tiernas.

J ASER HAZEN, OF BETHLEHEM, NEW YDRK.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-Hives;

-b'peeicationforming part ofi-Letters Patent No. 36,349, dated September 2, 1862. l l

To [LL/, whom, it may concern: i* y A Be it known that 1 J AsPER HAZEN, of Bethlehem, inthe county of Albany and State of '-New'York, have invented a newand `useful Bee-Hive; and I do herebydeelarethat the 'following is a fnllelear', and exact description of 'the same, reference beingv had'v to the an y nexed drawings, making a -part of this specication, in which- Figure lis a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. j-Fig. 3ds a side elevaton -andA Fig. 4 is the central .section of the shelf C Care side boxes, twoon cach side of the hive. I v

D is the inclined bottom of the hive.

E vis a central division of thehive and of the glass covering the principal apartment.`

F F are perpendicular fixedy guides for and supports to tlm'co-mbfront andback side.

( G G G (i G G G, Fig. 4, arc bars 4for thesupport of the boxes B l B, also fixed horizontal guides to the comb.

By this free communication 'between the principal4 apartment'and the topv boxes the swarm commences work in the hive and boxes at thesamer time, and thc early-made'honey is B B .B and C C, adjustable bottom board, D,

secured for use. Froml the large amount of room secured by top and side boxes swarming is rendered improbable,'and'the owner may choose histime forincreasing'his'stock by (1ividing the swarm; but, if desired; by closing the entrance to .theboxes'the hive is reduced to common size. and swarms will issue as i'n other hives. vThe barsv or fixed Ahorzox-1tal guides G and the perpendicular guides F-secnre such an arrangement of the comb that an eigl'ualP division of the bees, comb,brood, and honey may bemade at any time by separating the parts at E and substituting to each half l'correspondine parts of an empty hive. By the same mea s onehaif of the hive maybe removed at one ti meand the other half vat an- 'other time, and the bees thus change old and 4injured comb fornew.y The glass front and' rear, toward which the edges of the comb are directed by the gnides,-in connection with the glass boxes, give a perfect inspection ofthe work and state of the s warm.

The inclined bottom affords facilities for .th e4v removal of filthor moth by the bees or attendusing a divided bottom; and removing-the. wood-screws in the larms and top the division4 is complete.

Vhat Ielam as my-invcntion is- Thefeombination of th'cparts A Afhoxes and bars in one hive, asspeeiied JAsrsn Hazan.

Witnesses:

J oHN J. BURTON,

HENRY N. Wrcnfns.

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